Education:

            

University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)

            B.A. in Politics w/ an emphasis in International Relations

            Graduated June 2006

 

 

Media Experience:

            

Freelance Video Producer

            Producer, Cinematographer, Editor

            2010 – present 

            Producing high-quality content for a variety of clients including media outlets, filmmakers, production companies, non-profits, etc. 

 

Upheaval Productions

            Owner, Producer          

            2006 – present

            Independent production company producing short and feature documentaries 

 

Applied Research Center/Colorlines.com

            Interim Video Correspondent, Producer

            Fall 2011 – Summer 2012

            Center for research and investigative media on issues of race and economics                       

 

Fault Lines: The Newsmagazine of the San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center

               Contributing Writer, Photographer

            2006 – 2007

            San Francisco newsmagazine featuring local/global news analysis and reporting 

                                    

Media Insurgente

            Producer

            2005 –2008

            Video production group specializing in short documentary films 

                        

 

Work Featured/Published in:

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- The Guardian

- MSNBC

- Al Jazeera America

- AJ Plus

- The New York Times

- CNN

- TIME

- National Geographic

- USA TODAY

- Democracy Now!

- Colorines.com

- Yahoo! Sports

- Truthout

- Public Art Review

- Dollars and Sense

- GlobalPolicy.org

- MatadorTravel

- Alternet

 

 

Documentary Filmography:

 

Changing the Game (9 min, 2016) for AJ Plus

         Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

            

Out of Angola (10 min, 2015) for MSNBC

         Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

 

Apache Spring: The Fight for Oak Flat (11 min, 2015) for MSNBC

         Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

 

How to Stop an Eviction (10 min, 2014) for AJ Plus

         Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

 

Echo (38 min, 2014)

         Editor, Writer

 

We Are Egypt: The Story Behind the Revolution (85 min, 2012)

         Editor, Writer

                                    

No More Shooting and Crying: Israeli Soldiers After Their Service (14 min, 2011)

         Director/Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

                                    

Occupation Has No Future: Militarism and Resistance in Israel/Palestine (84 min, 2011)

         Director/Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

 

Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans (47 min, 2008)

         Director/Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

                                    

Down But Not Out (36 min, 2006)

         Director/Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

 

Trying Days (26 min, 2006)

         Producer, Editor, Camera-operator

                        

Producing Just Garments (24 min, 2006)

         Assistant Editor

                        

Estamos Aquí: Workers Strike Back at UCSC (10 min, 2005)

         Producer, Editor

 

 

Additional Skills:

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-   Extensive experience working with digital cinema, ENG, and DSLR camera packages

-   Fluency in Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro 7

-   Conversational Spanish

-   Extensive Travel:

     o   The Americas: Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Mexico, United States

     o   Europe: Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain

     o   Middle East/North Africa: Egypt, Israel & Occupied Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

     o   Africa: Malawi

     o   Asia: Cambodia, Japan, Vietnam

 

(References Available Upon Request)